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Posted on 02/12/2026 5:56:39 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Whether they agree with Sir Jim Ratcliffe or not, Manchester United fans are growing accustomed to their main decision-maker publicly expressing his strong political views. For almost two decades, Ratcliffe’s predecessors, the Glazer family, said next to nothing about anything.
When United fans asked for more, or just any communication, they probably didn’t have in mind what they’re getting now, with United front-page news because Ratcliffe, an immigrant who lives in Monaco, said that the UK is being “colonised” by immigrants.
The UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has intervened, calling out his comments as “offensive and wrong. Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse country. Jim Ratcliffe should apologise.”
Manchester United were brought into this because Ratcliffe spoke about the club directly in an interview about the problems of the petrochemical industry in Europe, comparing the work that — in his view — needs to be done in the UK to the work he’s doing trying to turn the club around. It’s a deeply divisive subject and his words will embolden those who agree with him, generating real-life repercussions on streets he rarely walks.
This won’t necessarily alter the opinion of many United fans about Ratcliffe. Historically, there has been little love for any leading executive or decision-maker at Old Trafford. There probably never will. It was rare that Ratcliffe was given such positive treatment in the stands; he was even applauded on the pitch in November 2024 when he presented Bruno Fernandes with an award for playing his 250th United game. But fans are not used to club figureheads speaking controversially.
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Yep, the satanic pedophiles running Europe are trying to bring in the third world... so they can stay in control. Noticing has become illegal in the UK.
He needs to show up for the next game with a purple wig and a black choker. Labor and Tory heads would explode.
He’s not a custodian.
He’s an owner.
He’s not an immigrant.
He was born a couple of miles outside Manchester UK.
He moved his formal residence to Monaco to save $4 billion a year in taxes. He’s a tax exile, like the Stones and the Beatles.
Geez, they must really HATE this guy.
In the NFL, they are still using the title "owner".
Well, yeah, the press hates him if he is telling the truth about the jihad in Great Britain.
Ratcliffe should loudly and publicly to go sod himself.
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So stupid, isn’t it? My favorite is substituting the word “master” in phrases like “master bedroom.” Usually, the replacement word’s is “owner’s.”
The absurdity of this was magnified to me when I was looking at literature for a cruise ship. There were some really expensive staterooms in the diagram that had the master suite labeled “owner’s suite.”
I wanted to contact them to ask if that means that I become the owner of the ship if I sign up for that stateroom.
Danged right his words matter.
He should speak MORE of them.
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